As the wild boar broke through the heavy defense of the men's soccer team and began to shoot with its snout, Teacher Huang's high-pitched voice echoed in the live broadcast.
"The wild boar player is attacking, it's charging forward, it's galloping, it's bypassed the heavy defense of the men's soccer players."
"Is this really a pig? Can the men's soccer players intercept it successfully?"
"No, the wild boar player seems to have gone in the wrong direction, it's rushing towards its own goal!"
"The wild boar player shoots!"
"What is our kangaroo goalkeeper doing, why is it lying there!"
"My God, the ball is in!"
With a perfect parabola, the football flew into the goal from the side of Li Gang, who was lying on his side.
Li Gang even looked at it with a confused expression.
This goal, however, did not receive the applause of the entire stadium as the previous one had. Instead, the entire stadium was silent.
All the spectators looked dumbfounded, and the audience watching through the live broadcast was no exception.
They thought the wild boar player was going to make a great contribution, but unexpectedly, it turned and charged into its own goal, scoring an own goal that shocked the world.
After more than half a minute, the stadium finally erupted in an uproar.
Looking at the score tied at 1:1, the spectators felt like they were dreaming.
"Holy crap, what the hell is going on, it even scored an own goal."
"I didn't react when I saw that big wild boar charging so fiercely."
"Probably dizzy and confused about the direction."
"Hilarious, the goalkeeper Gangzi was just slacking off the whole time, was its mouth never still, where did that carrot come from?"
"It seems to have taken it out of a bag from its stomach."
"That's really something, does it have a wrench in its bag?"
"It's over, we've been tied now."
"It's normal for animals not to understand soccer, they'll catch up later."
"Is there a possibility that it's because they understand soccer that they scored such an own goal?"
The crowd, who were still in shock about the wild boar player's own goal, suddenly felt as if a single sentence had awakened them from a dream upon hearing this audience member's words.
"I was too superficial, now that you mention it, I suddenly feel that the wild boar player doesn't not understand soccer, but rather understands it too well."
"That makes sense, the football field has never been about fighting, but about human relationships."
"If the men's team gets shut out this time, they'll probably have a mental breakdown on the spot, so the animals voluntarily gave them a point to avoid embarrassment and maintain the friendship between animals and humans."
"The wild boar player sacrificed too much for the friendship between animals and humans, it will probably be starved by the zookeeper when it gets back."
"Exactly, it just got recruited and made such a big mistake."
"Why do I feel like this was instructed by the zookeeper, intentionally giving the men's team a point."
"So the one who truly understands soccer is the zookeeper?"
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While the audience was in a heated discussion, Yang Lin, who was on the sidelines, was also dumbfounded.
They had specifically trained this group of animals before the match, so why did they falter here.
Before he could figure it out, the head coach of the men's soccer team walked over with a grateful expression.
"Director Yang, thank you so much for this."
"When I return to the capital, I'll definitely send you a few boxes of premium sea cucumber."
Hearing the men's soccer coach's words, Yang Lin was stunned.
"Sea cucumber? What sea cucumber? Why are you sending me sea cucumber? What did I do?"
"And why are those viewers saying I understand soccer? How did they see it, I don't understand."
Shaking his head and putting these doubts aside for the moment, Yang Lin turned his gaze back to the field.
With the score tied at 1:1, the first half of the match officially came to an end.
The second half would only begin after the players had rested.
And after the first half of the match, the popularity of this unprecedented football match between humans and animals reached an extremely terrifying height.
Even platforms that were still broadcasting the World Cup were forced to broadcast this match.
Even some foreign channels were actively contacting the organizing committee for the broadcast rights to the second half.
Many foreign netizens, in order to get a clearer viewing experience, even began to bypass the Great Firewall to access China's domestic network.
Meanwhile, a video on YouTube began to go viral.
The title of the video was "Top Human Team Faces Animal Team, Ultimately Drawing the Score with Difficulty."
The video quickly garnered millions of views upon its release.
Netizens from various countries also left comments below the video.
"Unbelievable, is the top human team you're referring to China's men's soccer team? They can't even qualify for the World Cup qualifiers, yet they can represent humanity in this match."
"Is China's men's soccer team this hard on themselves, training with animals to improve their skills."
"I have to say, these animals' ball skills are also very impressive."
"Is this really China's men's soccer team? Their performance seems to be much better than before, but the video uploader is clickbaiting."
"I hope that such a match can be held in our country next time."
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Although the author of this video had a hint of sarcasm, it did indeed improve China's men's soccer team's international standing.
Of course, more foreign netizens learned about the name Xihong Zoo through this video.
In their eyes, Xihong Zoo had already become an international animal organization.
And just as the popularity of this event gradually rose to an international level, the second half of the match began under the expectant gaze of domestic and international audiences.
After adapting in the first half, both the men's soccer players and the animal players had fully adjusted to this special match.
Therefore, when the match started, both sides' performance had improved compared to the first half.
The entire scene immediately became incredibly intense.
The men's soccer players launched frequent attacks, using almost all their skills.
And the animals were not to be outdone. Following the rhinoceros and the wild boar player in the first half, the lion king and Hua Dajie also repeatedly carried the ball forward.
Even Gangzi, who had been lying by the goal eating snacks, stood up and stared intently at the football on the field with his small eyes.
After a period of stalemate, the tallest giraffe on the field seized an opportunity and kicked the football backward with its long hind legs.
Instantly, the football, carrying immense power, crossed an entire half of the field towards the men's soccer team's goal.
However, perhaps due to the angle, the football deviated in mid-air.
Based on its current trajectory, it was unlikely to score.
But at this moment, a figure leaped straight up more than five meters high and headed the football.
The next second, the football flew towards the men's soccer team's goal at a tricky angle.
With a loud thud, the football firmly hit the net.